DISNEY

What this record means

The record shows that the mark “DISNEY” was once registered on the Principal Register but is now dead because the owner, WALT DISNEY PRODUCTIONS, did not renew it. The registration covered the class 016 goods of entertainment and educational magazines, specifically paper goods and printed matter used in commerce since December 1965. A new use of the name “DISNEY” in a similar category—such as publishing or selling magazines—would raise the closest record‑based concern. The record does not give the owner control over every use of the word; it only protects that specific class of goods. No enforcement activity is visible in the supplied history. The last meaningful event was the expiration on February 22, 1999. For someone thinking of a similar name, the expired status means the mark no longer offers protection, but the historical use in magazines still signals a potential risk if the new use is close to that field.